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Not all condiments actually go bad when they expire though. I’m convinced somewhere there’s perfectly edible ketchup from the dinosaurs era somewhere.

Especially when kept in a fridge, since ketchup is shelf stable. In the fridge it should go well past the pull date.

Ketchup is vinegar-based. I don't think it makes much of a difference.

The ketchup doesn't go bad, but the plastic container offgasses directly into the ketchup and also into the air void above the ketchup.

> into the air void above the ketchup.

Somebody at Heinz packaging department should be working on a ketchup syringe.

That sounds like an area where someone can sell a device that scans for toxins/mold/etc. Put a sample, if the machine says "Bad" then throw away, if it says "OK", then hope it's not an Elizabeth Holmes-esque shithousery...

No AI needed though, so, not sexy...

  > All american fridges contain at least 20% expired condiments, by volume.

Refrigerators are generally sized between 300 and 500 liters. Are you suggesting that most (I won't even say all) refrigerators have 60 liters of expired condiments?

It is a joke.

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